Corbis Germany Opens Door to 65 Million Corbis Images, Now Providing Complete Commercial and Editorial Collection; Corbis Germany Will Provide Localized Content by Fall.

Business Editors, High-Tech Writers

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2002

Corbis today throws open the door to more than 65 million images in Germany with the formal opening of a full-service office in Dusseldorf.

Now providing German advertising and publishing customers with a complete one-stop Corbis offering, the transition of the office from Corbis Stock Market to Corbis also improves customer service with a central point of contact for the wide spectrum of photos and consulting services.

Corbis will expand customer sales and consulting services in Germany with specially trained service staff in Dusseldorf who will assist customers in finding suitable photo material from the various subject archives. Currently underway for launch in September 2002 is development of a German version of the web site to enable customers to search in German.

"Creating a formalized, full-service presence in Germany is very important to Corbis as a company," said Corbis CEO Steve Davis. "Germany is a sophisticated market with many customer needs, and our new office in Dusseldorf will serve as a single operation center for Germany and Austria, as well."

Corbis Germany will be overseen by managing director Michael Hoing, who has managed the Dusseldorf and Vienna teams since January 2001. Prior to Corbis, Hoing held managerial positions at Burda, Heaven 21 and Internationalen Munchener Filmwochen. Hoing describes Corbis objectives in Germany: "Our involvement in Germany is not simply to provide our customers with a wider product portfolio, but we also intend to focus more increasingly on European and German content in the future."

Corbis Focuses on Quality

Corbis offers an extensive offering from such historical collections as The Bettmann Archive and Hulton-Deutsch, news agencies such as Corbis Sygma, Corbis Saba and Corbis Tempsport, and art collections such as the National Gallery London and Christies. In addition, Corbis offers a wide range of high-quality, modern stock and royalty free photos.

Earlier this year, David Harrigan was hired as European Director for Commercial Photography in order to ensure the quality of future photo productions in European markets. Based at Corbis' London office, he will direct the company's effort to represent photography and art that is increasingly oriented towards a European tastes and styles.

Corbis will publish special catalogues in Germany presenting subject trends, starting with the "46/64" catalogue which captures unusual collections of photos of Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964.

Corbis Germany opens on the heels of the Corbis Japan launch in March. Located in Tokyo, the office represents a joint venture with the amana Corporation and Corbis.

About Corbis(R)

Corbis(R) is the definitive destination for photography and fine art in the digital age. With 65 million images -- 2.1 million on line -- it is the leading provider of digital images to the creative professional, business and consumer markets. Headquartered in Seattle, the privately owned company has office in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Dusseldorf and other locations worldwide. For more information about Corbis and its products and services, call 800/260-0444 or 425/641-4505, fax [phone], or visit the Web site at www.corbis.com.

Corbis is either a registered trademark or trademark of Corbis Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.